[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22261]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  REMEMBERING USMC MAJOR TRANE McCLOUD

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great 
sadness in my heart. Sunday afternoon, Marine Corps Major Trane McCloud 
was killed in a helicopter accident in Iraq. He and three other marines 
gave their lives for others to survive.
  Major McCloud was a marine's marine. He epitomized the Marine motto, 
Semper Fidelis, Always Faithful. I was fortunate enough to know and 
work with Major McCloud during 2003 when he served as a Military Fellow 
in the Washington office of South Carolina's Second Congressional 
District. After completing his fellowship, Trane kept in touch with the 
staff and me, remaining a close friend of the office and the people of 
South Carolina.
  Major McCloud is survived by his loving wife, Maggie, his three 
beautiful children, Hayden, Grace and Meghan, and his parents, Ron 
McCloud and Roma Anderson. My thoughts and prayers are with them. I 
hope they will find comfort in knowing Trane truly believed in America 
and the United States Marine Corps.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops. We will never forget September 
11. Semper Fi, Trane McCloud.

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